New Salamanders

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chris

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• Apr 12, 2006

• #1

We have recently aquired 2 Salamanders. I wondered if any one could shed a little light on how to keep them, feeding, lighting etc. We currently have Axies, breading pairs and youngsters. So we are well versed in the cold temperatures, very little lighting, substrate problems that they have. If any one could shed a ray of light this way we would be very greatfull

Chris and Kirsty

 

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joan

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• Apr 12, 2006

• #2

Chris and Kirsty, that depends on what kind of salamanders you have. If you could post a picture, I'm sure they could be identified and someone will point you in the right direction.

 

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chris

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #3

Well this is were we are thinking that they are newts, because we were told that they were ribbed Salamanders but looking over the Salamander help pages there is nothing about ribbed Sala's only newts and they look like Spanish ribbed newts! So we're in a bit of pickle as to what they are but we will post some pic's shortly

 

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chris

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #4

here we go pics

(Message edited by jennewt on April 14, 2006)

 

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mark

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #5

Those are Pleurodeles waltl. Really easy to keep and breed in a simple aquatic set-up. Feed on frozen bloodworms and chopped earthworm. Read: http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Pleurodeles/P_waltl.shtml

If you still have questions post again. Enjoy your newts!

 

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jim

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #6

Mine will eat anything. I've fed them all types of worms, frozen brine shrimp, crickets, newt bites(not recommended as a whole diet), everything but red wigglers. Good luck!

 

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tyler

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #7

Now in those pics is that small gravel (the one that everybody refers to as being bad)? Would that species try to digest that?

 

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jeff

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #8

The gravel looks kinda small for them, they may ingest it accidently. try larger gravel or you could try sand if you can't find that.

 

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joan

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• Apr 13, 2006

• #9

Small gravel is only REALLY discouraged in axolotl set ups because of the way axolotls feed (they suck food into their mouth, rather than bite and swallow). P. waltl may ingest gravel, but I don't see it being too big of an issue.

 

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shelby

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• Apr 14, 2006

• #10

I have Salamanders or Newts that look almost Identicle, except they are black...would it be they be the same thing?...I've been wondering for awhile..

-Thanks a Bunch!

 

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jennifer

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• Apr 14, 2006

• #11

Shelby, I've never seen this species look black in color. Did you get your animals from the wild, or from a shop? Are they aquatic? Post a picture if possible

 

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shelby

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• Apr 14, 2006

• #12

They arn't actually mine...They live in my pond with my gold fish...It's about a 1 acre pond. I can't get a picture because they move too fast, They are completly aquatic. and when they swim tey tuck in their front and back legs and swimm like a snake. They and about 3 inches...hmm, I can try toget pictures they just are hard to find.

-Thanks

 

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chris

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• Apr 14, 2006

• #13

thanks ever sop much for the help.yeah we have been feeding them on chopped earthworms and they love them,we feed on a large bit of slate and also i have watched them and they do bite there food rather than suck it in like an axie does,all of our axie tanks are sanded for substrate and omg our females our egg laying machines lol as we speak we have a female laying eggs,i have also got about 150 babues that i will post some pics on the axie part of the fourum soon